Necklacing: People's Court

What happens when a tire, gasoline, and a mob become instruments of vigilante justice?

In this episode of Torture: A Dark History, Kevin Young and Dan Hourigan explore the horrifying history of necklacing, a form of mob execution that became infamous during the final years of apartheid South Africa.

We’ll follow the fear, anger, and political violence that helped create an environment where accusations of being an informant could become a death sentence. We’ll meet Benjamin Kinikini, Maki Skosana, and others caught in a cycle of revenge where sometimes the accusation mattered more than the truth.

Then we’ll follow necklacing beyond South Africa, from Sri Lanka and India to Haiti and Brazil, and look at how this brutal form of vigilante justice continued even after apartheid came to an end.

And because this is Torture: A Dark History, Kevin and Dan bring their own macabre humor to a story about what happens when a fight for freedom becomes consumed by violence.

If you’re interested in necklacing, apartheid South Africa, vigilante justice, political violence, mob executions, Maki Skosana, Benjamin Kinikini, and the darkest chapters of modern history, this episode is not one you’ll forget.

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